ACQUISITIONS - PDC Acquisition (Detail) - PDC Assets - Oil and Gas Assets	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 a item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Acquisitions
Acres, gross | a	3,652
Acres, net | a	1,410
Number of wells drilled and completed | item	35
Ownership interest acquired by the option holder (as a percent)	50.00%
Consideration:
Cash		$ 2,260,890
Total consideration		2,260,890
Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed:
Current liabilities		93,225
Asset retirement obligations		542,611
Total consideration plus liabilities assumed		2,896,726
Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Proved crude oil and gas properties		2,473,082
Unproved crude oil and gas properties		423,644
Amount attributable to assets acquired		2,896,726
Pro forma information
Crude oil and natural gas revenues		466,138	$ 423,653
Net income (loss)		$ (4,498,325)	$ (1,439,823)
Net income (loss) per common share basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ (0.21)	$ (0.08)
Net income (loss) per common share diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ (0.21)	$ (0.08)